The 41 looks nice but I know a 37/40 which is a faster design, for sale in Florida. It's in great shape and a real bargain right now. The boat has a huge aft cabin with a queen sized berth. You could cruise her to the Bahamas from where she is and the sky's the limit after that; cruise her home or truck her home or explore the Carribean for five years, etc.
Chuck S > On 09/19/2021 8:41 PM Dave via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Good evening all. > > > > Am looking to stretch out a bit, and much as I’ve enjoyed and invested in > my ’85 33-2 Windstar, I’m exploring larger options. Goal is shorthanded or > singlehanded daysailing and local cruising on the great lakes and possibly > Bahamas/Caribbean. I’ll likely upgrade to a more substantial passagemaker > when I retire in 5 years or so. > > > > A centreboard C&C 41 has piqued my interest of late, and if anyone can > shed some light on the evolution of the model and offer some informed > commentary or critique, I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > I cannot find any reference to how many 41s were made, and I have not > seen any for sale that were made prior to ’84, though apparently it was first > produced in ’81. > > > > They were available with a variety of keels, mostly 7’ or more. > > > > Photos of the earliest 41’s especially are very familiar to me, clearly > they are big sisters to the 33-2 and 35-3, sharing many features, hardware > and materials. > > > > I am aware too that the 41 also shares a few of the 33-2/35-3 “gotchas” – > leaking windows and keel sump/mast step failures. Is the keel sump/mast > step problem limited to fin-keeled boats, or is this also a problem with > centreboard boats? > > > > Some seem to have had the handy but butt-cracking bridge deck traveller > (like the 33-2) filled with teak and relocated. Brochures show the traveller > at the wheel and also on the cabin top. Was traveller location an option, or > have many owners relocated this in the interest of comfort? Thoughts? > > > > Some have forward-facing nav stations, with the typical smaller boat open > quarter berth, some (seemingly later models) with the bigger-boat > rear-facing nav station and an “aft cabin” (more like an enclosed quarter > berth) > > > > Some have with an opening tailgate through the transom, some not. > > > > The galley cabinetry appears to have varied also. > > > > And finally – a google search will turn up a fair bit of criticism of the > model, this surprised me. Much of it is the usual opinion-fuelled opinion > (repeated ad nauseam), and some the usual sweeping generalizations regarding > IOR boats. (I don’t plan to fly a spinnaker downwind in huge seas....) > Wikipedia curiously states: “Designed by Robert Ball at the request of > C&C’s new owner Robert plaxton, who wanted [an IOR design]” > > Many commentators also suggest that the 41 is particularly racing-biased, > and therefore makes a less than ideal choice for single or shorthanded > sailing. The brochure suggests the 41 was a production development of a > custom racing model. > > > > I will likely visit the boat this week, and can certainly form my own > opinion much of this, but would very much welcome any thoughts. Many thanks > in advance! > > > > Dave - 33-2 (for now). > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 for Windows > > >
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